--- title: "Contigo vs Hydro Flask: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Contigo or Hydro Flask more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water bottle brands set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/contigo-vs-hydro-flask" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Contigo vs Hydro Flask: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Contigo or Hydro Flask more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water bottle brands set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Contigo and Hydro Flask - **Competitive set**: Water bottle brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Contigo Share of Search**: 0.72% - **Hydro Flask Share of Search**: 9.8% ## Is Contigo or Hydro Flask more popular in search? - In September 2026, Hydro Flask had more branded searches than Contigo among water bottle brands in the United States. Hydro Flask had about 201,000 branded searches, while Contigo had 14,800. Hydro Flask made up 9.8% of all water bottle brand searches we track, and Contigo accounted for 0.72%. - Hydro Flask was ahead of Contigo in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Contigo’s share of searches among water bottle brands in the United States moved from 0.71% to 0.72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hydro Flask’s share of searches among water bottle brands in the United States moved from 11.9% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K. ## Top water bottle brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Hydro Flask appeared in all five answers. Contigo did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hydro Flask | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Owala | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | YETI | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Nalgene | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Stanley | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Klean Kanteen | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | CamelBak | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | BrüMate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Simple Modern | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Contigo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Thermos | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Zojirushi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | LARQ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about water bottle brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which water bottle should I buy?": 1. Owala, 2. Hydro Flask, 3. Nalgene - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best water bottle brands?": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Stanley, 5. Nalgene, 6. Klean Kanteen, 7. CamelBak - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best insulated water bottle?": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Stanley - Searched Google, AI Overview "water bottle": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Nalgene - Searched Google, AI Overview "best water bottle": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Nalgene, 5. Stanley Not named in any answer: BrüMate, Simple Modern, Contigo, Thermos, Zojirushi and LARQ. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States water bottle brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Hydro Flask in the United States fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 201K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Contigo estimated searches | Contigo Share of Search | Contigo rank | Hydro Flask estimated searches | Hydro Flask Share of Search | Hydro Flask rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 0.71% | 10 | 246K | 11.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 0.52% | 10 | 301K | 10.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 0.55% | 10 | 368K | 13.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.72% | 10 | 246K | 11.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 0.71% | 10 | 201K | 11.9% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 0.73% | 10 | 246K | 12.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 0.75% | 10 | 201K | 10.1% | 3 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 0.82% | 10 | 201K | 11.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 0.81% | 10 | 201K | 11% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 0.72% | 10 | 246K | 9.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 0.91% | 10 | 246K | 10.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 0.72% | 10 | 201K | 9.8% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Contigo’s and Hydro Flask’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Contigo**: Measured on the search term “contigo water bottle”. - **Hydro Flask**: Measured on the search term “hydro flask”. - [Contigo profile](/demand/us/brands/contigo) - [Hydro Flask profile](/demand/us/brands/hydro-flask) - [All water bottle brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-water-bottle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Contigo or Hydro Flask more popular in search? In September 2026, Hydro Flask had more branded searches than Contigo among water bottle brands in the United States. Hydro Flask had about 201,000 branded searches, while Contigo had 14,800. Hydro Flask made up 9.8% of all water bottle brand searches we track, and Contigo accounted for 0.72%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Contigo vs Hydro Flask: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/contigo-vs-hydro-flask This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/contigo-vs-hydro-flask. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.